A GLOSSOP man was jailed for six months after a girl who took cocaine at a party in his flat died the next day.

David Pegg, 36, of Junction Court, admitted allowing his home to be used for the supply of a Class A drug. Simon Matthews, 27, of Bowland Road, also of Glossop, along with Paul Brown, 24, of Cheadle, and Northumberland man Christopher Rawlinson, 22, admitted possessing cocaine.

Each was fined £300 and told to pay £250 costs after Judge Andrew Hamilton at Derby Crown Court said Claire Boak's death could not be attributed to any of them.

Pegg invited Matthews, Brown and Rawlinson back to his home after meeting them at a Glossop bar on June 4 last year. Miss Boak, one of two girls also later invited, joined Matthews, Brown and Rawlinson in taking cocaine - and died the next day.

Pegg admitted to police cocaine was consumed at his home, but did not know who had brought in the drug. Thomas McCabe, defending, said Pegg had a drink problem and on the day of the incident had drank up to 15 pints of Stella Artois.

He added: "There was no planning of a party and the invitation didn't extend for people taking drugs. But when it was produced he didn't ask them to leave."

Pegg dipped his finger into the cocaine - he had taken the drug once before and knew what it was. Miss Boak was invited to the flat by one of the other men. The next day he went to a supermarket and bought more alcohol.

Mr McCabe said Pegg did not have a drug problem.

John Kelly, defending Matthews, said since that night he had distanced himself from drugs.

Judge Hamilton said: "Who invited her to the party or gave her the drugs is not clear. But people must realise that if they involve themselves with cocaine they could die."

He accepted Pegg's "chronic alcohol problem", telling him: "Your house is not a drug den and this is an isolated occasion, but one you will not forget. What happened was because you were so drunk you had an open house for people a lot younger than yourself, with tragic consequences for a young girl."